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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,037
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 83YOF INJURED LOW BACK WHILE LIFTING A CHRISTMAS TREE LOW BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 58YFC CHRISTMAS TREE WAS FALLING ON FAMILY MEMBER TRIED TO TURN IT AWAY C/O LOW BACK PAIN/SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| 55YOF HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER TAKING DOWN ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME/ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Stairs or steps |
| HURT BACK CARRYING CHRISTMAS TREE UP STAIRS. DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| FRACTURE HIP - 85 YO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM HOME POST FALL - WAS DECORATI NG HER XMAS TREE WHEN SHE LOST BALANCE AND FELL - ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME. DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| L HIP FX/88YOM WAS MOVING HIS CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME AND TRIPPED AND FE LL AND LANDED ON HIS L HIP. COULD NOT GET UP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT PICKED UP METAL CHRISTMAS TREE 3 DAYS AGO DX: LOW BACK PAIN AND STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT WAS DISSAMBLING HER CHRISTMAS TREE AND FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS FRACTURED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/14/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT WAS INJURED WHILE GETTING OUT HER ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE. DX: LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT. WAS TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS TREE AND TWISTED BACK. DX. ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN, SCIATICA PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees, Other containers |
| FELL OUTSIDE CARRYING BOX CONTAINING ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE INJURIN G HIP. DX: FRACTURE HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/24/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| R HIP PAIN AFTER MOVING ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE DX STRAINED SI JOINT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| PT SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AS A RESULT OF LIFTING AN ARTIFICIAL X-MAS TREE INTO HIS CAR TRUNK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2001 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2001 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2001 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/1998 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Artificial Christmas trees |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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